Payroll salary
24 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for payroll roles at mid level across the United States: 231 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $70,694 and $118,000, with a median of $90,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $90,000, senior $112,861 and lead $182,500. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 103% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 12 of the 24 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
24 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $65,000 – $82,250 | $76,500 | 9hint |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $70,694 – $118,000 | $90,000 | 231 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$63,072 – CA$86,836 | CA$72,500 | 54 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £32,000 – £51,482 | £37,750 | 16 |
| Ireland · country-wide | Mid | €43,500 – €65,075 | €55,900 | 6hint |
| Australia · country-wide | Mid | A$90,000 – A$105,000 | A$90,000 | 6hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $93,925 – $157,431 | $112,861 | 110 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$85,000 – CA$124,767 | CA$105,000 | 11 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £45,000 – £50,000 | £46,046 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $156,429 – $206,250 | $182,500 | 40 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $81,915 – $131,125 | $107,621 | 36 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $92,026 – $168,122 | $131,250 | 22 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $163,055 – $188,125 | $181,860 | 6hint |
| Boston | Senior | $90,975 – $163,888 | $94,450 | 6hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $80,000 – $170,625 | $97,500 | 9hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $90,788 – $135,500 | $112,850 | 10 |
| Mississauga | Mid | CA$57,500 – CA$68,000 | CA$68,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $77,500 – $120,400 | $91,250 | 16 |
| New York | Senior | $94,000 – $122,500 | $105,000 | 13 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $116,875 – $153,125 | $130,000 | 12 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $190,800 – $208,625 | $202,913 | 8hint |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$68,750 – CA$80,025 | CA$72,500 | 7hint |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$105,000 – CA$137,400 | CA$130,000 | 5hint |
| Washington | Mid | $75,250 – $128,400 | $101,650 | 7hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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2 pagesOpen payroll roles · 17 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $70,000–$143,950scale $40,000–$210,000
Sr. Manager, Payroll Pinterest · Remote · US New $146,561–$301,744 1d ago 
Manager, Union Remittance Administration & Certified Payroll Allegion · Remote · US $115,000–$140,000 5d ago Senior Outsourced Payroll Specialist Baker Tilly · Remote · US $55,000–$91,500 10d ago 
Payroll Project Manager Rehlko · Remote · US $113,000–$143,950 2w ago 
Payroll Manager MEDNA Danaher · Remote · Italy €45,950–€63,350 2w ago 
Payroll Compliance Analyst - Advanced Independencepet Group · Remote · US $91,325–$114,158 2w ago Workday Payroll Senior Principal Consultant Collaborative · Remote · US $128,093–$192,140 3w ago Payroll Analyst II Mosaic Health · Remote · US $61,226–$91,839 3w ago Payroll Territory Manager Acrisure · Remote · US $90,000–$105,000 5w ago 
Senior Payroll Specialist TubeScience · Remote · Worldwide $30,000–$40,000 6w ago 
Customer Success Manager (Payroll) Alpaca Health · Remote · US $70,000–$100,000 2mo ago 
Payroll Specialist Arketa · Remote · US $54,000–$68,000 2mo ago Payroll Territory Manger Acrisure · Remote · US $90,000–$105,000 4mo ago Payroll Division Manager Acrisure · Remote · US $90,000–$105,000 4mo ago Senior Oracle Payroll Functional Lead (Hybrid) Next Generation Inc · Remote · US $180,000–$200,000 8mo ago Senior Oracle Payroll Functional Consultant Next Generation Inc · Remote · US $130,000–$150,000 9mo ago Oracle Cloud Payroll Functional Consultant Next Generation Inc · Remote · US $100,000–$130,000 1y ago Temporary Payroll Manager F. Schumacher & Co. · Remote · US Pay not stated 2w ago 
Payroll Support Remote Raven · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 2w ago 
International Payroll Analyst Reddit · Remote · UK £32,000–£51,482e 4w ago SAP SucessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant Next Generation Inc · Remote · US $70,694–$118,000e 5w ago 
SAP Inhouse Consultant HCM - Focus on Payroll & Time Management (m/f/d) | Remote within Germany Nordex Group · Remote · Germany Pay not stated 5w ago 
Payroll Specialist - Netherlands GoGlobal · Remote · Romania Pay not stated 6w ago 
VA (Bookkeeping / Account Management and Payroll) (029-1186) Hunt St · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 2mo ago 
AU Payroll Officer - Dayshift Remote D2B · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 2mo ago 
SAP HCM Payroll Consultant (m/f/d) Nagarro · Remote · Germany Pay not stated 2mo ago SAP/SuccessFactors Payroll/Time Tracking Consultant Next Generation Inc · Remote · US $70,694–$118,000e 3mo ago HR & Payroll Assistant | AU/NZ (Internal) D2B · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 5mo ago Dayforce Payroll Implementation Consultant Next Generation Inc · Remote · US $70,694–$118,000e 5mo ago (Senior) Lohnbuchhalter:in / Payroll Specialist w/m/x - 50-70k€ HeavenHR · Remote · Germany Pay not stated 6mo ago Payroll Specialist Tutor Me Education · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 1y ago Educational Support Specialist (Payroll Onboarding Specialist) Tutor Me Education · Remote · Philippines Pay not stated 2y ago Analyst Payroll Altisource · Remote · India Pay not stated 2y ago